Golf. It seems like the word either brings great joy or jangled nerves. If you are a 30-plus American male, it’s probably on your list of family-free hobbies. And if you are a Mom, likely you stay home with the kids while your guy goes for that 18 hole mystery game. It seems like very […]

My son is almost two. If you’ve ever had a two year old you may cringe just reading that sentence. They don’t call it the terrible two’s for nothing and I’ve been learning that already. While it’s great that my little monster is rapidly improving on his communication skills, there are a few phrases that […]

Why on earth would anyone bathe their dog before their morning coffee? Simple – Emma. If you’ve met Emma you’d understand. You would probably laugh and need no further explanation. Emma is our wild child! But if you haven’t, here is what happened this morning. Most mornings, Emma, my sweet and sassy two year old, […]

I always, always knew I’d grow up to be a Farm Mom. I wanted that magical life for my kids. It’s beautiful and it’s ugly and it’s every emotion you can think of. But it has taught me and my kids wonderful, useful things about life. 1. Hard work can be fulfilling and a joy. […]

I was about 25 years old and working as a college admission counselor. This meant spending lots of time in high schools. Late in the fall, I spent a whole day in a single southwestern Ohio high school classroom. I thought I looked sharp in some black slacks, a flowy royal blue top, and a […]

Over the years my kid has said some pretty funny things. As I share them with my family they tell me I need to start writing them down. I have a note in my phone that I use to keep a running record of the funny things she has said over the years. I don’t […]

Listen. Do not try this at home. But read it and laugh. At my expense. My husband is a prankster. He is the 6th boy out of 7 brothers, and I guess having all those older brothers taught him a thing or two about how to play a prank. His brothers tell tales of […]

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a bad mom when it comes to screen time. I blame my oldest daughter; she is a wonderful, kind, caring, brilliant girl, but…she talks. All. The. Time. And when she was little, and couldn’t talk, she cried. All. The. Time. She probably cried because she had so […]

<Random thoughts in no particular order> …because I certainly didn’t learn them in any order! Buy an infant car seat based on how much it weighs. You will lug that thing everywhere – get the lowest weight possible. Don’t be lured by looks or fancy labels. Don’t like the print – put a cover over […]

Dogs. Often referred to as a man’s best friend. We are one of those couples who decided to get a puppy a few years into our marriage, you know, sans kids. Years later, we now have two beautiful children and two dogs. Dogs and children are alike in many ways. They eat a lot and […]

Who would have thought that a Bing Crosby movie could have such an impact on my body image? One of my favorite movies – no matter what time of year – is White Christmas, and it has been since I was young. Every July I pulled the tape (yes, tape) out of its flimsy cardboard […]

Tis the season. Gatherings. Work parties. Cookie exchanges. New Years Eve parties. Preschool parties. Middle School parties. The list goes on. Add to that list the number of breastfeeding mamas attempting to attend these glorious events, feed their milk-crazed babies, forgot the bottles, and still need to stay sane. Oh. And also add to that […]

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Our family beat all the odds. Two bundles of joy, both with the exact same due date, but two years apart. OH, and did I mention that both exited the womb during the same week as Christmas and New Years? BOOM. Yeahhhh, I have already heard all of the jokes, like how my husband’s birthday […]

This year I had the esteemed pleasure of being part of the PTO at my child’s school. To be more specific my job was to make sure all the people that signed up for things like Homeroom Parent and party helper had the guidance and multiple reminders needed. For the most part, I’ve had fun […]